Drug and Alcohol Testing Notice to Employees

Employees governed by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Policy are hereby notified they are subject to the school district's drug and alcohol testing program for pre-employment drug testing and random, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing as outlined in the policy, the supporting administrative regulations, and the law.

Employees who operate school vehicles are subject to drug and alcohol testing if a commercial driver's license is required to operate a school vehicle and the school vehicle transports 16 or more persons, including the driver, or the school vehicle weighs 26,001 pounds or more. For the purposes of the drug and alcohol testing program, "employees" includes applicants who have been offered a position to operate a school vehicle. The employees operating a school vehicle shall be subject to the drug and alcohol testing program beginning the first day they operate or are offered a position to operate a school vehicle and continue to be subject to the drug and alcohol testing program.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to inform employees of the drug and alcohol testing program re- quirements. Employees with questions regarding the drug and alcohol testing requirements shall contact the superintendent or designated contact person.

Employees governed by the drug and alcohol testing policy are further notified that employees violating the policy, the supporting administrative regulations, or the law may be subject to discipline up to and including termination. Employees violating the policy, the supporting administrative regulations, or the law may be required to successfully participate in a substance abuse evaluation and, if recommended, a substance abuse treatment program. Employees required to participate in and who fail to or refuse to successfully participate in a substance abuse evaluation or recommended substance abuse treatment program may be subject to discipline up to and including termination.

Employees governed by the drug and alcohol testing policy are further notified it is a condition of their continued employment to comply with the drug and alcohol testing program policy, the supporting administrative regulations, and the law. It is a condition of continued employment for employees operating a school vehicle to notify their supervisors of any prescription medication they are using. Drug and alcohol testing records about a driver are confidential and are released in accordance with the policy, regulations, and law.